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RECOVERY ACRONYMS

HOPE: Hold On Pain Ends HOW: Honest Open Willing ABC: Acceptance Belief Change ACTION: Any Change Toward Improving One’s Nature DENIAL: Don’t Even Notice I’m Lying FEAR: False Evidence Appearing Real FIT: Faith Intuition Trust HALT: Hope Acceptance Love Tolerance OUR: Openly Using Recovery PACE: Positive Attitudes Change Everything TEAM: Together Everyone Achieves More TIME: Things I Must Earn YANA: You Are Not Alone SMART: Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Timely PPP: Practice Patience Persistence...
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TOGETHER

You are not alone in this. You may feel that you are alone sometimes and...
Triptych transformation showing weight change over years

GAINING & LOSING

At first glance it’s easy to notice a very physical transformation. It’s easy to see...
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ONE PERSON

All it takes is one person to inspire you. One person to call a role...
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RISE & REBUILD

“Sometimes the hardest part isn’t letting go, but rather learning to start over.” ~ Nicole...
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ZIGZAG ON FORWARD

Recovery is often full of mini rock bottoms. It doesn’t’ make you a failure and...
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YOU ALONE

It all starts with you. Everything. This concept is hard for people pleasers, over-achievers and...
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KAYLA ITSINES BBG 1.0 TRANSFORMATION

Here is my final transformation using Kayla Itsines Bikini Body Guide 1.0. As I alluded...
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DARE TO LET GO

“Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let...
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WHAT YOU CAN DO

You can’t do it all. You can do lots. You can’t do things perfectly. You...